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In general, skin resurfacing treatments like lasers or peels should be safe for patients with hardware in the underlying facial bones, but this depends on the type of treatment that is being performed. I would probably avoid focused ultrasound or radiofrequency treatments in those areas (although I don't usually recommend those anyway due to lack of efficacy in many cases). Something like a fractional CO2 or Erbium:YAG laser is probably safe, but be sure to check with your doctor. This is not something that I would trust to a novice. Be sure to see a doctor who specializes in facial aesthetic procedures.All the best,
Having laser treatments with hardware is generally safe because the vast majority of laser treatment do not involve penetrating lower than the dermal layer.
Thanks for your question. We actually had a patient like you in our office this month with a jaw implant requesting skin tightening along the jaw line. For her, we felt like the most appropriate treatment was a series of bulk radio frequency heating skin treatment called Pelleve. It is completely non-invasive and works by gently heating the treatment are to the target temperature for 4-5 minutes. The heat causes some of the existing collagen to collapse, stimulating your body's response to produce more collagen. New collagen production takes 60-120 to ramp up, but will last another 10-15 years.Getting back to you, bulk heating should not be problem and won't cause any damage. Worst case would be the heat temporarily transfers to the metal and it becomes uncomfortable. If you can tolerate treating the area, continue. Otherwise, ask the technician to move on to another spot or discontinue the treatment. You really won't know until try, but I can't see it causing any damage. Our patient was able to complete the treatment without any discomfort. I hope this helps.
In our practice, we perform a non-surgical face lift / skin resurfacing treatment using Renuvion Helium Plasma Radiofrequency. To get the most improvement with skin tightening, we combine Renuvion (formerly J-Plasma) with lasers (Fraxel, Clear + Brilliant, CO2), microneedling/PRP, Ultherapy and...
Morpheus 8 is a non-invasive skin and soft tissue tightening treatment that is consistently amazing in our patients. We use the Morpheus to exact fractional induced RF into the skin or tissue in order to tighten collagen and stimulate contraction of the tissue. For acne scars, it is quite useful...